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Deaf Community Events

Events in the deaf community, including nationally observed events such as Deaf Awareness Day.

Deaf Awareness Week

Article about Deaf Awareness Week, always held the last full week of September.

Show or Tell What You Did for Deaf Awareness

What did your class or organization do to increase understanding and awareness of deafness? Tell what you did for deaf awareness, and what the results were.

Conventions

Conventions are one way to socialize and keep up with happenings in the deaf/hoh community.

Deaf Event Calendars

It can be difficult to keep track of all the social and professional events in the deaf community. This FAQ page refers resources for finding and tracking deaf community events.

Better Hearing and Speech Month

Feature article on this annual hearing loss awareness event.

Clerc-Gallaudet Week

Article about this deaf community holiday that honors two very important men in deaf history.

Deaf-Blind Awareness Week

Article on DeafBlind Awareness Week, held at the beginning of the summer.

Deaf History Month

Brief profile of Deaf History Month.

Mother Father Deaf Day

One day a year, the deaf parents of hearing children are honored.

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